Wow, that leaves me in the dark. Don't waste any bile, please, but What
sort of "huge expense in the private sector for all kinds of devices" do
you mean?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shawn Gordon
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:10 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: DST Changes
>
> I have to say that I'm stunned that this legislation never got
> overturned, I really thought it would. They've doinked around with
> DST a lot of times, the last time it was extended was because of the
> BBQ lobby, this time I saw an interview with the congressman that put
> it forward and his lame, stuttering reason was "wouldn't it be nice
> to get home from work and have it still be light out?". Well, if
> that is the argument, then have DST in the winter instead of the
> summer - oh yea,they tried that and kids were going to school in the
> dark. I personally hate DST and now it's 3 weeks longer causing a
> huge expense in the private sector for all kinds of devices and it is
> all on the whim of some moron in congress.
>
> At 08:39 AM 2/6/2007, Paul Edwards wrote:
> > >From the WXPNews newsletter:
> >
> >Daylight Saving Time change: how will it affect your computer?
> >
> >One aspect of a Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandated a big
> change in daylight
> >saving time, which will be extended by four additional weeks
> starting in
> >2007. Well, 2007 is here and the change takes effect on
> March 11, when DST
> >starts three weeks earlier than usual. Folks with older computers are
> >wondering what problems, if any, the time change will cause. If your
> >computer is relatively new and automatically updated, you
> probably don't
> >have anything to worry about. Older operating systems may
> require you to
> >manually update. Microsoft is making update tools available
> for Windows,
> >Outlook, Exchange and mobile products.
> >
> >For more info about Microsoft products affected by the
> change and what you
> >should do to make the transition easier, including links to update
> >utilities, see:
> >http://www.wxpnews.com/RXW0N7/070206-DST
> >
> >All versions of Windows can be updated using the procedure
> in KB article
> >914387 at
> >http://www.wxpnews.com/RXW0N7/070206-DST-Updates
> >
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>
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